COP28 signals beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era
In a demonstration of global cooperation, negotiators from nearly 200 countries for the first time recognized the need to transition away from fossil fuels. “Whilst we didn’t turn the page on the fossil fuel era in Dubai, this outcome is the beginning of the end,” said UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell in his closing speech. UN chief António Guterres emphasized that the era of fossil fuels must end with justice and equity. “Developing countries must be supported every step of the way,” he said in his statement on the closing of COP28.
COP 28 concluded with a decision on the outcome of the first ‘global stocktake’ of the world’s efforts to address climate change under the Paris Agreement.
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VOICES FROM COP28In the Spotlight
COP28 / Christopher Pike
Time for global cooperation
“In our fractured and divided world, COP28 can show that multilateralism remains our best hope to tackle global challenges,” the UN Chief said as negotiations were entering the final phase.
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UNFCCC / Kiara Worth
Climate Conversation
UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Dia Mirza, Advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Environment Programme, talk about the urgent need for climate action.
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COP28 / Christophe Viseux
COP28 halfway point
“Now all governments must give their negotiators clear marching orders: we need highest ambition, not point-scoring or lowest common denominator politics,” UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell said at the halfway point of COP28 on 6 December.
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UNFCCC / Kiara Worth
“Humanity’s fate hangs in the balance. Make this COP count”
Addressing the COP28 World Climate Action Summit, the UN Secretary-General called protecting the climate “the world’s greatest test of leadership,” urging leaders to make this COP the new hope in the future of humankind. “We have the technologies to avoid the worst of climate chaos – if we act now.”
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UNFCCC / Kiara Worth
“Now must be the time for ambition and action”
Day 1 of COP28 delivered a running start with an historic agreement setting up a fund to compensate vulnerable countries hardest hit by climate disasters. “Governments must use this momentum to deliver a truly ambitious outcome in Dubai,” said UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell.
Read the UN News storyWhat is the Global Stocktake?
The global stocktake is designed to ‘take stock’ of the implementation of the Paris Agreement and assess progress towards achieving the pact’s goal to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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